The U.S. State Department has stressed the importance of trilateral cooperation between and among the U.S., South Korea and Japan as Secretary of State Antony Blinken embarks on a trip to the two Asian allies. 

The department issued the position in a statement titled "Reaffirming the Unbreakable U.S.-Japan Alliance."

The statement said that the Biden administration is working to strengthen America’s relationships with its allies, and the relationships between those allies, stressing that "no relationship is more important than that between South Korea and Japan." 

It added that a robust and effective trilateral relationship among the three nations is critical for their joint security and interests in defending freedom and democracy and promoting regional and global peace and security. 

Blinken will travel to Japan on Monday along with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin before flying to South Korea on Wednesday and Thursday.